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Updated 28 June 2026

Calsher Dear

#153/167·⚠ out - Hip/Groin (1-2 weeks)
FWD
Price $250kBE 37Owned —Avg 32.0
ROOKIEBIBLEVerdict
▼ SELL

Dear posted 32 in a 39-point hammering by Melbourne at the MCG — well below his 39 BE and the worst score since his R3 struggles. Three of his last four rounds have been at or below BE (38, 51, 32), confirming the R6 104 was a flash, not a breakout. Cash gen has turned negative at -$643/wk and the role has never locked in at Hawthorn. Sell — there is no case to hold a boom-bust forward bleeding cash at $267k.

Signals0/3 · No alignment
Form
Declining
Trajectory
-$1k/wk
Consistency
Volatile
Recent formSeason avg 32
42▲
32
51▲
Comparable PicksWhy this comparison · Same primary position (FWD), ±$200k price band

Calsher Dear

FWD

Deven Robertson

FWD
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Form
R6
104
R7
38
R8
51
R10
32
R16
42
R1
105
R2
96
R3
53
R5
85
Pricing
Price$250k
Price$251k
Breakeven37
Breakeven37
Cash/wk+$-1k
Cash/wk+$5k

Decision

Should I trade Calsher Dear?

Form, breakeven, and a comparable replacement weighed up.

Intel feed

Recent intel

Community Intel· T3

Calsher Dear impressed on return in R6 vs Port (2 goals, 14 disposals, 8 score involvements, 8.2/10). Multiple commenters say he belongs at AFL level and plays better in AFL than VFL due to his pack-crashing and spoiling instincts. Community view is he leads the race for a permanent spot ahead of McCabe.

u/Kind_Security_9931 (post) + u/Turbulent_Bet_6861 (comment, score 15) + u/Old_Mate_Codsta (comment, score 8) on r/hawktalk
Role Change· T3

Calsher Dear named in Hawks team alongside McCabe for R6 vs Port Adelaide. Community excited; first time Dear and McCabe on field together described as significant. Jack Gunston rested (managed) the same week.

u/Darththorn on r/hawktalk (post) + u/Crazyripps (comment, score 15)
Community Questions

What people are asking about Calsher Dear

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  • Was the holding-the-ball call on Frampton a missed free kick that should have been paid to Nick Watson (Wiz) late in the game against Collingwood?
    N. WatsonFWDTop: Free should have been paid — clear HTB (65%)
    36
  • What is Hawthorn's best 23 when fully healthy?
    UnknownTop: Chol and Day in; Dear and Maginness out (60%)
    12